Fuel Truck vs. Gulfstream II - Round 1. FIGHT! (Ding!)

Joe

Joe

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I did a quick search and didn't see this posted yet, but it appears that a line service technician at BFI had a really bad day today:

Gulfstream Jet Collides With Tanker Truck at Boeing Field

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[Ace Ventura voice] "You know... you can poke an eye out with that thing..."
 
Man that is ugly. I don't wish that on anyone. It says the driver was conscious when they finally got him out of the truck. I hope he's going to be ok. Wonder who was at fault.
 
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** Report created 4/9/2010 Record 4 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 706TJ Make/Model: G115 Description: GRUMMAN G1159
Date: 04/09/2010 Time: 0150

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: SEATTLE State: WA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT WING TIP STRUCK THE WINDOW OF A FUEL TRUCK THAT WAS IN THE
NON-MOVEMENT AREA, NO INJURIES REPORTED, SEATTLE, WA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: BFI 0125 SP VRB05G17KT 10SM CLR 09/M01 A3024

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Taxi Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: SEATTLE, WA (NM01) Entry date: 04/09/2010
 
According to an eyewitness, the pilot missed a turn on the taxiway and tried to make a U-turn. A fuel tanker truck was about a 100 yards behind the plane.

“So when the jet came around the fuel tank, the end of the plane's wing struck right in the front of the cab. The driver at the very last second tried to back out of the way," said witness Ian Maddox.

The plane's wing impaled the cab on the driver's side of the fuel truck.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23097725/detail.html#
 
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